John,
Having driven many a Hoosier many a mile to local events, I think you are
taking the lawyer driven language from the Hoosier site too literally.
-Andy
--- "John J. Stimson-III" <john@harlie.idsfa.net> wrote:
> Kirk,
>
> Maybe you should read Hoosier's statement again. They're not just
> warning about slippery tires, but blowouts as well. The reasons I
> have been warned not to drive them on the street have to do with
> breaking belts, punctures, and blowouts.
>
> I believe that Toyo RA-1s are SCCA approved and some folks believe
> that they are just as good or nearly as good as Kumhos. They cost
> about the same, too. And I expect Hoosier to build a tire to meet the
> class requirements if their current model is no longer able to do so.
>
> On Tue, Aug 06, 2002 at 07:52:54AM -0700, Kirk Meline wrote:
> > Hi John [Kelly]
> >
> > I think your missing the point in that statement from Hoosier. They just
> > don't want people using them as street tires. Why? Because those tires
> > take time to heat up and are dangerous when cold. I know from experience
> > jumping on the on-ramp to 101 in the morning going to our race. Sliding
> > sideways at about 60 mph and looking at a ditch for breakfast will get your
> > attention. Whereas street tires basically have the same grip cold or hot.
> > Why pursue trying to get Hoosiers banned from autocrossing in stock and
> > prepared classes? That would leave us with only one good tire.
> >
> > Kirk
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net
> > [mailto:owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of John F. Kelly Jr.
> > Sent: Monday, August 05, 2002 8:34 PM
> > To: ba-autox@autox.team.net; james creasy; John J. Stimson-III
> > Subject: Re: I need help with understanding Tire options for F STOCK
> > class
> >
> >
>
> --
>
> john@idsfa.net John Stimson
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